CHAMBERS, Charles C. - Revision history

Randylyon at 22:07, 15 February 2010

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	CHAMBERS, Charles C. (Cleveland, OH-- ). Recipient, Distinguished Service Cross. In action in Bois-de-Septsarges, near Montfaucon, France on September 26, 1918, Chambers was voluntarily going forward on a mission ~~of establishing~~ liaison between a front-line unit of his own division and the division on the right.		CHAMBERS, Charles C. (Cleveland, OH-- ). Recipient, Distinguished Service Cross. In action in Bois-de-Septsarges, near Montfaucon, France on September 26, 1918, Chambers was voluntarily going forward on a mission to establish liaison between a front-line unit of his own division and the division on the right.

	~~Finding~~ a large number of men falling back in confusion, badly disorganized and without leaders as a result of heavy artillery ~~fire~~ and machine gun fire from pill boxes in the wood and from a strong point on the heights above, Chambers reorganized the scattered troops. He put them in trenches and later led them forward overcoming stubborn resistance from machine guns. Chambers drove the enemy from its position, reestablished the front line and accomplished his liaison mission.		Chambers found a large number of men falling back in confusion. They were badly disorganized and without leaders as a result of heavy artillery and machine gun fire from pill boxes in the wood and from a strong point on the heights above. Chambers reorganized the scattered troops. He put them in trenches and later led them forward overcoming stubborn resistance from machine guns. Chambers drove the enemy from its position, reestablished the front line and accomplished his liaison mission.

	Information supplied by Richard G. Bridges.		Information supplied by Richard G. Bridges.

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New page: CHAMBERS, Charles C. (Cleveland, OH-- ). Recipient, Distinguished Service Cross. In action in Bois-de-Septsarges, near Montfaucon, France on September 26, 1918, Chambers was voluntarily g...

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CHAMBERS, Charles C. (Cleveland, OH-- ). Recipient, Distinguished Service Cross. In action in Bois-de-Septsarges, near Montfaucon, France on September 26, 1918, Chambers was voluntarily going forward on a mission of establishing liaison between a front-line unit of his own division and the division on the right.

Finding a large number of men falling back in confusion, badly disorganized and without leaders as a result of heavy artillery fire and machine gun fire from pill boxes in the wood and from a strong point on the heights above, Chambers reorganized the scattered troops. He put them in trenches and later led them forward overcoming stubborn resistance from machine guns. Chambers drove the enemy from its position, reestablished the front line and accomplished his liaison mission.

Information supplied by Richard G. Bridges.

[[Category: Military]]
[[Category: Walk of Honor]]